A review by lazygal
Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
4.0
One of the great things about this era is that more authors are writing from beyond the Greco-Roman-Viking traditions and exploring mythologies and belief systems that are lesser known. Star Daughter is based on Indian mythology.
Sheetal is half-mortal (Dad) and half-star (Mom)--and that's literal star, as in the kind in the heavens. She can shoot flame and shock people, and one day she shocks her father. Of course the only way to fix things is to go to her mother's home, and of course she arrives at a critical time, when the heavenly houses are competing to see who will rule for the next period of time. No surprises on what happens and how it all ends (hence only four stars) but the book and the mythology are charming.
eARC provided by publisher.
Sheetal is half-mortal (Dad) and half-star (Mom)--and that's literal star, as in the kind in the heavens. She can shoot flame and shock people, and one day she shocks her father. Of course the only way to fix things is to go to her mother's home, and of course she arrives at a critical time, when the heavenly houses are competing to see who will rule for the next period of time. No surprises on what happens and how it all ends (hence only four stars) but the book and the mythology are charming.
eARC provided by publisher.